ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH?

What makes a man? What is The Measure of a Man? When can you say that someone really is a MAN?

Back in gradeschool, I often feel insecure everytime there's someone smarter, more good-looking (thank goodness there was none, mwahaha!) or someone better than me. Lalo na kapag yung lalaking yun ay napakahilig kausapin at dikitan ang crush ko, (hmMMPPPP!!!)

I ask some of my friends about their opinions regarding the question on the first paragraph. One said that a man is measured by his COURAGE, still another said by his TOUGHNESS, and another (a girl) by his TRUTHFULNESS (nakz!). One very intelligent (ehem!) classmate of mine answered (probably trying to avoid any biases): "A man is measure by the kind of woman who loves him." Grabeh ang tindi, 'di kinaya ng powers ko yun ah.

Pero pa'no nga ba talaga nasusukat ang isang lalaki, ito ba'y. . . . .

- base sa kung gaano kalaki ang mga mus-kels niya?
- base sa kung gaano karaming girls ang kaya niyang paiyakin?
- base sa kung ilang hollow-blocks ang kaya niyang tibagin?
- base sa kung ilang barako ang kaya niyang patumbahin?
- base sa kung gaano kalaking barbell ang kaya niyang angatin?
- base sa kung gaano siya ka-talented, kayaman, o ka-sikat?

Before you answer those questions, listen to. . . or rather, read this song first (hirap makahanap ng downloadable complete version ng song na 'to sa net eh,soir):

THE MEASURE OF A MAN

I

This world can analyze and size you up
And throw you on the scales
They can IQ you and run you through
Their rigorous details
They can do their best to rate you
And they'll place you on their charts
And then back it up with scientific smarts
Bur there's more to what your worth
Than what their human eyes can see

CHORUS
Oh I say the measure of a man
Is not how tall you stand
How wealthy or intelligent you are
Cause I found out the measure of a man
God knows and understands
For He looks inside to the bottom of your heart
And what's in the heart defines
The measure of a man

II
Well you can doubt your worth
And search for who you are and where you stand
But God made you in His image
When He formed you in his hands
And He looks at you with mercy
And He sees you through His love
You're His child and that will always be enough
For there's more to what you're worth
Than you could ever comprehend

CHORUS

BRIDGE
You can spend your life pursuing physical perfection
There is so much more, more than ever meets the eye
For God looks through the surface
And He defines your worth by, what is on the inside

Ang ganda 'diba. . .

Therefore, a man is measured:

- by how firm he is in sticking up with the Truth, at the same time humble enough to admit his mistakes

- not by how many women he can induce to fall in-love with him, but by how much he can love the woman of his life and be faithful to her forever

- not by his Personality, but rather, by his Character

- not by his Eloquence, but by his Truthfulness

A man is measured not by what he thinks of himself or what others think of him, but by what God tells of him. . .

Now let me ask you (if you're a male):

ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH!?